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adjective
- 1. assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters: "the security people were very officious"
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OFFICIOUS definition: 1. too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance: 2…. Learn more.
1. : volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome. officious people who are always ready to offer unasked advice. 2. : informal, unofficial. officious conversations between foreign ministers. 3. archaic. : kind, obliging. b. : dutiful. officiously adverb. officiousness noun. Did you know?
Definition of 'officious' officious. (əfɪʃəs ) adjective. If you describe someone as officious, you are critical of them because they are eager to tell people what to do when you think they should not. [disapproval] They wouldn't welcome any officious interference from the police.
Though officious sounds like official, it means being annoyingly eager to do more than is required. "The officious lunch lady made everyone's food choices her business, and made nasty comments when students chose cookies over carrots."
Definition of officious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OFFICIOUS meaning: 1. too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance: 2…. Learn more.
3. 1596–. Unduly forward in offering one's services, or in taking business upon oneself; doing, or prone to do, more than is asked or required; interfering, intrusive. In later use esp.: inclined to assert authority in a self-important or pompous way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters.
OFFICIOUS meaning: used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed.
Aug 20, 2024 · officious (comparative more officious, superlative most officious) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
1. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: an officious host; officious attention. 2. Informal; unofficial. 3. Archaic Motivated by the desire to help others. [Latin officiōsus, obliging, dutiful, from officium, duty; see office.] of·fi′cious·ly adv. of·fi′cious·ness n.
